"Pheasant beneath Paulownia Tree" by Saien Hōsai (Xiyua Fangqi) (18th century)
Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
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Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Pheasant beneath Paulownia Tree" by Saien Hōsai (Xiyua Fangqi), 18th century.
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
This work is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian Art collection.
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975.
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Source: Met Museum / Public Records
Saien Hōsai (Xiyua Fangqi): 1736?–?1795.
Cultural context: Japan.
Period: Edo period (1615–1868).
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Source: Met Museum Collection Data
Technical Details
Classification: Paintings.
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper.
Dimensions: 38 1/2 x 12 3/16 in. (97.8 x 30.9 cm).
Subject tags: Pheasants, Trees.
View at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/49069
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